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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:38 PM Original message |
do you shop at WHOLE FOODS?? maybe you shouldn't!! |
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Nimrod2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - I go there everyday.... |
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inthebrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Is this the one by Westland Ave? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. I didn't like him |
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AJ9000 (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 01:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
67. Bear in mind libertarians are extremely critical of * and his |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 07:19 AM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Maybe so |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. "no corporateion should ever be prosecuted for crimes - |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. it's crazy ... |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
43. What they're forgetting is that there's a damn good reason |
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tbyg52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
81. Talk about having it both ways... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-02-06 04:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
91. 'tis Fevdalism, mye liege.... |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Another "letter to Santa" from big business to the Bush administration |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
64. corporations are already immune from criminal prosecution |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
77. (See my reply to the original poster farther down the thread.) (NT) |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. GOD we need a Trader Joe's here. |
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LifeDuringWartime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 05:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. i was at trader joe's today |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh god no!! |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Another reason not to shop there.... |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. You should see the WF store in White Plains, NY. . . |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Hey, T Wolf, where is this? I live near Fort Washington. |
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Rene (758 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
63. That 'tear down mall/run good local business out' thing is |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Oh, no! I shop there a lot... |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. I love Trader's Joes, wish my town had one .... |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. I go to Wild Oats... |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Wild Oats gets its milk from factory-farms. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
79. Well, at least I tried... |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. Wild Oats/Henry's not much better |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. A few years ago Henry's worked really hard to keep out the unions, too.n/t |
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tinfoil tiaras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. I doubt there are many progressive places to shop/eat in Mississippi |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. ask and... |
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tinfoil tiaras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. Oh yeah...rainbow |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
14. On the positive side |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Exactly! |
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LiberalPartisan (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. I've never shopped at a Whole Foods |
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The Onyx Key (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
82. Ha!! I love your sig image!! Maybe you should add |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. Sunflower Shopper Here - Whole Foods too $$$$$ |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. Find a CoOp, join a CSA, break the chains and go local! |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Doing that doesn't guarantee your food is local. Some products cannot |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:36 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. are you a member of the CoOp? |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
58. Well, I agree to a point but not to your extreme. Running a freezer |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. no, of course i eat bananas and pineapples |
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mom cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
86. I love the Harvest co-op in Cambridge and Jamaica Plain MA. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. If they treat their workers well enough that unionizing is unnecessary |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. Who cares about the CEO's politics? |
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serryjw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-02-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
93. I 2nd all you say |
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Sammy Pepys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. I do like Whole Foods... |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. meh. Yer better off at a co-op that supports local suppliers, anyway. |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 05:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. There are only 2 Whole Foods in the Twin Cities - not in the best |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
65. There used to be a very nice little co-op on Selby that went... |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 12:03 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. I used to live in the neighborhood and I only went to the Selby co-op |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. Knowing what I know about whole paycheck, I'm not the least bit surprised. |
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Casper (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. My mother lives in Ann Arbor, MI |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. Mackey was on 60 minutes recently |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. IIRC, Whole Foods busted a union in Winsconsin |
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foreverdem (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #27 |
80. I saw that episode |
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michaelwb (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. Instead |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. Whole Paycheck |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. Did you know that Whole Foods is the biggest corp. user of wind power |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. "sloppiest pieces of "journalism"" |
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Vadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. OK! What do we do? Is Mackay a union buster or a green |
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lindisfarne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Whole Foods is non-union and tries to keep unions out by keeping |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 07:06 AM Response to Reply #38 |
72. true... |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
37. I go to Trader Joes or "Real Foods" or local, corner stores. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
39. #4 |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
42. Screw 'Whole Foods'! They're a rip off, all |
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bunny planet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
45. When whole foods opened in my town it was called 'Fresh Fields' at |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
46. wait, I woudl verify that first. there was a 30min special about this guy |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:34 AM Response to Reply #46 |
70. Amazing healthcare still does not |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
47. Anti-Union? Then I'm done there. |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
48. How about a thread for posts re- food coops & other alternatives? |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:30 AM Response to Reply #48 |
68. Here's a neat link I dug up: |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:37 AM Response to Reply #68 |
83. not ONE in Missouri... |
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JudyM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #48 |
85. Here's a great link to find farmers' mkts, co-ops, etc near you |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 06:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
90. Thanks, everyone! nt |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
50. Tell me where I should grocery shop then? |
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bedazzled (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
51. they just opened one in west palm |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
52. No corporation should ever be prosecuted....I AGREE!!! |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
53. I detest Whole Foods. |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:32 AM Response to Reply #53 |
69. Unfortunately, |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
54. Thanks for the update. I have bought stuff in Whole Foods. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
55. Righ-Wing Libertarians are the scum of the earth. |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Gotta agree |
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rudy23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
59. Ever see the documentary on Mackey? |
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guidod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-29-06 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. I wish I could help, I've never heard of it. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
71. Interesting. The Atlanta District Manager came under fire for... |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
73. Anyone know about Earthfare? |
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Mel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #73 |
88. A Trader Joes |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-01-06 06:27 AM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Great news; thanks! nt |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
75. Whole Foods has good stuff, but it is too expensive |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
76. There's actually some sense there... |
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noops (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
78. Yeah but... |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
84. Nope. I live in one of the few states that doesn't have a Whole Foods. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-30-06 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
87. This is surprising? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-02-06 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
92. If I boycotted stores because of politics, |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-02-06 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
94. I never shop there because I knew that Mackey masturbates to Rand's... |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-03-06 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
95. Why Bother with Whole Paycheck when There's TRADER JOE'S!!! |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-03-06 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
96. The ideal is to grow everything yourself--100% organic of course! |
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